‘Flappy Bird’ is playable again after 10 years and will “never” have controversial Web3 features

After 10 years, viral mobile game Flappy Bird is available to play again and developers have promised it will “never” feature controversial Web3 elements

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Originally launched in 2013 by video game developer Dong Nguyen and his company .Gears, Flappy Bird was a side-scrolling mobile game that tasked players with helping Faby The Bird avoid green pipes with well-timed button presses.

By the start of 2014, Nguyen was reportedly earning more than £38,000 a day through Flappy Bird. However a few months later, he removed the game from all platforms due to how addictive some people were finding it.

Last year, it was confirmed Flappy Bird would be making a return, though original developer Nguyen claimed he wasn’t involved in the comeback after he reportedly lost the trademark due to inactivity.

Instead the project has been spearheaded by the newly-created Flappy Bird Foundation. However fans were worried the new game was going to be used to sell NFTs after a hidden page of the website was uncovered. “The original Flappy Bird is back and will fly higher than ever on Solana as it soars into web 3.0,” the website read, with players set to be offered the chance to “build, create, play, and stake to own.”

In a rare post on social media, Nguyen wrote:” I have [nothing to do] with their game. I did not sell anything. I also don’t support crypto.”

Flappy Bird® is out NOW on the Epic Games Store for Android! Start flapping today in Classic mode or through the new Quest mode in our Web2-only game! #FlappyBird #FLAPON pic.twitter.com/x11sVswfwd

— Flappy Bird Publishing (@flappy_bird) April 29, 2025

Flappy Bird returned exclusively on the Epic Game Store for Android earlier this week, offering fans the chance to play the original classic game as well as a new quest mode. “The developers will continue to hatch new content, including new worlds, characters, and themes throughout 2025,” reads a press release. “The Flappy Bird app available on Epic Games Store will never have any Web3 elements, and is supported solely by ads and in-app purchases.”

“Bringing the game to the Epic Games Store made perfect sense with their great developer terms and the freedom that they offer to players,” said Jon David of Flappy Bird Publishing. “Flappy Bird is here to stay, and only going to get bigger from here on out.”

A wider release for the revived viral hit is planned “soon”.

In other news, the boss of Gearbox Software has denied Borderlands 4’s release date has been changed to avoid the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6.

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